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Why Was The Titanic Called RMS?
Naturally, the RMS Titanic wasn't the only Royal Mail vessel in service. Other well-known ships like the Queen Mary and the Olympic were also given the "RMS" stamp, but the Titanic is the most ...
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Olympic boxing saved as IOC Session votes to bring the sport back into the 2028 Games in Los Angeles
Boxing will feature in the Olympic Games in 2028. After the executive board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommended that boxing be included in the Los Angeles schedule ...
Photos show how the RMS Carpathia saved hundreds of Titanic passengers 113 years ago
The RMS Carpathia came to the rescue of stranded Titanic passengers after the shipwreck and sinking, saving over 700 ...
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Kirsty Coventry: From Olympic champion to president of the IOC
First African and female IOC president Focus on transparency and new sports for youth Aims to enhance athlete representation PYLOS, Greece, March 20 (Reuters) - Kirsty Coventry, an Olympic ...
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Kirsty Coventry elected IOC president, becoming first woman and first African to lead the Olympic body
Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday and became the first woman and first African to get perhaps the biggest job in world sports. "It is a ...
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Olympic gold medalist Kirsty Coventry makes IOC history as first female president
Kirsty Coventry was elected the new president of the International Olympic Committee Thursday. Coventry, 41, becomes the first woman and first African named president of the IOC. "It is a signal ...
The New York Times24d
Track and Field to Be First Olympic Sport Requiring DNA Sex Tests for Women
By Tariq Panja Track and field will introduce mandatory DNA sex testing for athletes entering female competitions, its global leader said Tuesday, making it the first Olympic sport to add the ...
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17-year-old sprint sensation Gout Gout is the ‘next best thing,’ says Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo
Australian sprinter Gout Gout may only be 17, but Olympic 200-meter champion Letsile Tebogo says the teenage sensation has the potential to be one of the greatest athletes in history. Gout ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation21d
How the proposed Brisbane 2032 Olympic stadiums stack up against previous venues
The showpiece attractions of any Olympic Games are the venues where feats of sporting brilliance take place. It is these arenas that provide the stages, the names of which echo throughout ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation24d
Brisbane's stadium for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games unveiled. Here's how it unfolded
It's been three years and eight months since Brisbane officially won host city bragging rights for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Today, the government announced that a new stadium will ...
The New York Times29d
Kirsty Coventry Will Lead Olympics as I.O.C.’s First Female President
Kirsty Coventry was elected on Thursday as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee, becoming the first woman and the first African to hold the most powerful role in sports. Ms ...